NAGAP Winter Professional Development Institute January 13-14, 2021

Wednesday, January 13, 2021 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Welcome to Day 1 Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education: Diversifying Graduate Education and the Faculty Pipeline Morgan Taylor, Senior Research Analyst, American Council on Education 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Concurrent Session 1A: Report on the State of Graduate Enrollment Perceptions and Priorities Keith Ramsdell, Vice president for Enrollment Management and Marketing, Ashland University; Donald Resnick, Consultant, EAB; Pam Royall, Head of Research, Enrollment Services, EAB Concurrent Session 1B: How Leaders Are Dealing with Challenges Facing GEM Ann Talbot, Senior Assistant Dean for Enrollment Strategy, Loyola University of Chicago School of Law (MAGAP President); Stephen Ostendorff, Director, Graduate Admissions, Bank Street College of Education (NYGAP President); Kimberly Holley, Senior Director of Admissions, Appalachian State University (SEAGAP President) 2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Concurrent Session 2A: How to Engage and Support Faculty Program Directors Mary Pascarella, Associate Director of Graduate Admissions, Sam Houston State University; Dr. Tracy Collum, Associate Dean, Graduate School, Idaho State University Concurrent Session 2B: What Admissions Needs to Know (and Do) to Set Adult Students Up for Success Dr. Lynne Hull, Vice President, Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, Franklin University

4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Optional Group Discussion Join colleagues for an informal conversation about the topics and takeaways presented today. This session will use Zoom Meetings, so please have your microphones and cameras (if possible) ready.

Thursday, January 14, 2021 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Welcome to Day 2 Reengineering Graduate Admissions Processes for Greater Equity 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Concurrent Session 3A: International Graduate Students – How Is COVID-19 Impacting How We Recruit? Dr. Sonja Knutson, Director, Internationalization Office, Memorial University of Newfoundland Concurrent Session 3B: From Search to Social, What Prospective Grad Students Are Saying about Your Presence Today Mark Cunningham, Executive Vice President, Partnerships and Operations, Carnegie Dartlet 2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Concurrent Session 4A: Onboarding Made Easy for GEM Professionals Stacy Doepner-Hove, Director, Master of Human Resources and Industrial Relations Program, University of Minnesota; Dean Tsantir, Director of Admissions and Recruitment, University of Minnesota

Concurrent Session 4B: Trending Topics in GEM – A Round Table Discussion with NAGAP Board Members Andrew Kim, Director of Graduate Enrolment Services, Memorial University of Newfoundland; Dr. Stanley Kania, Enrollment Management Recruiter, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine; Keith Ramsdell, Vice President for Enrollment Management and Marketing, Ashland University; Naronda Wright, Administrative Specialist, Georgia Southern University, Georgia Southern University; Katie Beczak, Associate Director of International Enrollment, Rochester Institute of Technology 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. What Really Is Self Care? Zach Newby, Health Educator, University of Kansas